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US Navy's 'Aquanauts' Tested the Boundaries of Deep Diving. It Ended in Tragedy.

February 12, 2019 | Article

Who were the U.S. Navy's deep-diving "aquanauts"?
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Geologists Figured Out Where the Most Remote Part of the Ocean Came From

February 11, 2019 | Article

The Australian-Antarctic Ridge was expected to have emerged with the Pacific to its East. The real story was a surprise to geologists.
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Floating Robots Spotted a Huge Plume of Magma Under the Galápagos

February 04, 2019 | Article

The discovery could help explain why the Earth isn't a huge ball of ice.
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Humpback Whales Plagiarize the Tunes of Other Whales (Even Oceans Away)

January 09, 2019 | Article

Humpback whales aren't just talented singers, they learn and steal each other's songs.
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Thousands of Female Penguins Are Being Stranded in South America

January 08, 2019 | Article

Why are thousands of female penguins washing up dead in South America?
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In Photos: Pirate Ship Discovered in the UK

January 02, 2019 | Image Album

The ship sank in a storm in 1684 off Dollar Cove in the Gunwalloe district of Cornwall's Lizard Peninsula.
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Explorer Reaches the Deepest Point in the Atlantic Ocean

December 21, 2018 | Article

Having traversed the tops of the world, he's now going deep.
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These Baby Sharks Swim from One Uterus to Another to Eat Their Unfertilized Siblings

December 20, 2018 | Article

The little sharks swim around inside their mom, switching between her multiple uteruses. When they get hungry they eat her unfertilized eggs.
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Monster Waves Are Battering the West Coast. Here's Why.

December 18, 2018 | Article

Deadly waters are churning up and down the West Coast of the U.S. today, caused by a storm system originating close to Alaska.
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US Navy's Secrecy Likely Stalled Ocean Science Progress for Decades

December 13, 2018 | Article

When the U.S. Navy classified vital seafloor data during World War II and after, it delayed the development of a key theory.
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